ACTION FOR CRIMINAL LIBEL

Evening Star, Issue 17791, 13 October 1921, Page 6

ACTION FOR CRIMINAL LIBEL

MR DOTXOMEEY as prosecutor. Press Association-Ry Telegraph— Copyright, LDXDON, Ocinber 11. A sensational criminal lihel suit has opened at the Row Street Cov.n, Gromciuwds outside hooted and ctccrod Mr Doralio BoUomlcy, who prosccutod Reuben Biglaml for rolling libellous pa mi ih Ids broadcast in tne snoot.- of London which alleged that the aroh-rogim BoUomlcy had heroin? the possessor of nearly a million of money, through his Vietocv Rond Club. Sir tiniest Wild, nn behalf of Mr Bottomley, denied the statements m the pimohlols, and alleged that Bigland for live "years Jia.il been attempting^to extort money ciiiiolna.’ re g in Bighina forcibly onlermg Mr Roitonib y's flat at Kingston at 7 o’clock in Die morning and asking for £6O OCO. Sir Ernest Wild said that tiro public had Fnb'-:e | ".hed £450,000 to the Victory Rond Club, of which £350,000 bad Wen relumed to ilia public alter the Victory bonds fell from 85 to To. Of Una amount Mr Bottomlcy found £55,000 out of Ids own pocket in order to pity back tiio subscribers. Air Bottomlcy. in the witness box, supper tod Sir Ernest Wild’s statements. [For manv years Mr Boltomlej' was connected with largo financial undertakings in Loudon, and ho acted as the pioneer of Western Australian mining. Do founded Cue ‘Financial Times,’ became proprietor of the ‘ vSnn ’ newspaper, and uf for wav do established John mill, of which ho is also acting* editor. He is M.P. for South Hackney, .and is an Independent.]